08-23-2003, 08:39 PM
There already is a "deathblossom", I nicknamed it the "wall of death". All you need is Triple+Fast and a tiny bit of practice. I've managed on several occasions to spread the 9 discs over a full 360 degrees (at 120 degree intervals). Since fast shot properties are inherited, all the powerups disappear after firing.
Something else that would help keep people from hoarding powerups is starting independant counters of shots for each one, rather than having shotsLeft be redefined at each pickup. Pick up Miss Shot (Freeze), try to bleed it off, but end up picking up another powerup. Annoying. Especially when there are enough bodies flying around to make that freeze shot change it's mind more than a gap chick choosing that day's thong. I've had 9-12 consecutive Miss Shots, each with slightly over a hundred percent failure rate. The scenario should be:
Pick up Miss Shot (Freeze), try to bleed it off, but end up picking up another powerup. Shoot once, and Miss Shot drops from the list. Some shots would modify that number (Fast), so spam is still possible (the whole point of Fast).
Something else that would help keep people from hoarding powerups is starting independant counters of shots for each one, rather than having shotsLeft be redefined at each pickup. Pick up Miss Shot (Freeze), try to bleed it off, but end up picking up another powerup. Annoying. Especially when there are enough bodies flying around to make that freeze shot change it's mind more than a gap chick choosing that day's thong. I've had 9-12 consecutive Miss Shots, each with slightly over a hundred percent failure rate. The scenario should be:
Pick up Miss Shot (Freeze), try to bleed it off, but end up picking up another powerup. Shoot once, and Miss Shot drops from the list. Some shots would modify that number (Fast), so spam is still possible (the whole point of Fast).